Music was really Awesome back then... ____________________________________________ ON THIS DATE (41 YEARS AGO) March 3, 1973 - The Concert for Bangladesh wins the Grammy for Album of the Year for 1972. The Concert for Bangladesh (originally titled The Concert for Bangla Desh) is a live triple album by George Harrison and celebrity friends performed in aid of the homeless Bengali refugees of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Performed on 1 August 1971 at New Yorks Madison Square Garden, It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. After being made aware of the gravity of the situation in what was then known as East Pakistan by friend and musician Ravi Shankar, Harrison quickly organised two performances in their aid, in addition to composing and releasing a single called Bangla Desh just preceding the event. With Harrison, highly popular following the success of All Things Must Pass, leading the shows, he wanted to surround himself with his closest musician friends, including Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan (both of whom were in reclusive states at that time), in addition to Billy Preston, Badfinger, Leon Russell, Shankar, and Ringo Starr, among others.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:32:39 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015